St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-10

the senior of the Progress and ChrOn
icle, at La Moure, is doubtless the old
est of Dakota editors. Born in the POS
in rural district of New York, and
deprived of his father by death i'll early
and enjoyed few of the pleasures and
advantages of a home. Transferred
from the country TO the city, his twelfth
year found him i'll printing office i'll
Utica. \. Y, where he acquired some
reputation as writer and speaker be-
fore reaching the age of seventeen. His
health failing ,Ae embarked on sea
voyage, going before the mast, during
which he circumnavigated the globe,
returning at the age of nineteen: and at
twenty was sounding the praises OF
Henry Clay in country Wing journal,
of which he was editor and proprietor.
III subsequent years, becoming dis
gusted with the pro-Slavery policy of
the Fillmore administration, he aban
doned politics. studied, law and was ad
mitted to the bar at Saratoga, n, Y;
but the repeal of the Missouri cOmpro-
mise in 1884 50 far excited his free soil
ire as to induce him to re-enter the
journalistic lists. which he did as the
founder of The Saratogian, and
that paper soon became power
in the politics of Northern
New York. This connection
was severed in 1870, when he left the
Empire state, where he had repeatedly
figured in conventions, legislation
clerkships and as member of the Re
publican state committee, of which lat
ter he was secretary and an active man
ager in the Lincoln campaign OF 64.
Coming West, he was first connected
with the Omaha Republican as half
owner and editor in II, going out the
same year on the consolidation of that
journal with the Tribune. The next
four years he was editor and part owner
of the Davenport DO Gazette, and in
rs represented the local board of Daven-
port in the national board of trade at
Philadelphia. But the labors of m0rll-
ing daily journal proving too severe, he
exchanged his Davenport interest for
the sole proprietOrship of the afternoon
Daily Herald at Clinton, in the same
state. with which he was connected
until he came to Dakota, Il period of six
years. While in Iowa his services and
position in the Republican party were
recognized i'll naming him for presl-
dental elector in the campaign of '76,
and i'll his choice for temporary chair
man of the state convention which
Stlecltu utltSdtCO W tiC IIdtIOloI Coli-
vention at Chicago in 1880. On coming to
Dakota he bought fine section of land
near Fargo, and for three years culti-
waited 600 acres of wheat and oats. This
farm he sold in 1888, and in the follow
ing year, in company with his son,
Franklin Potter, became connected with
the La Moure Progress, with which the
Chronicle was subsequently consoli-
dated. Since these changes the paper
has made place for itself in the ranks
of the Dakota press, while its expert
enced chief is already quite well known,
not only to the profession, but to all
who are taking an active part in terri
torial affairs. Though somewhat adj
vanced in years, Mr.. Potter is still in
full vigor and apparently as capable as
ever of performing the manifold duties
of his position. Nr. Potter made an
active canvass for division during the
last campaign, but probably realizes
now that he made mistake.